| Battler | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Gregory Douglass |
| Cover: | Battler (album).jpg |
| Released: | March 2009 |
| Genre: | Indie rock, acoustic, rock, cabaret |
| Label: | Emote Records |
| Producer: | Erin "Syd" Sidney & Gregory Douglass |
| Prev Title: | Up & Away |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Merry |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Battler is a 2009 album from indie-rock artist Gregory Douglass. The first video from the record will be "Cathedrals," as stated on www.gregorydouglass.com
On the record, Gregory experiments with cabaret themes and heavy, striking instrumentation, which is a departure from the piano and guitar work on this previous records. The record features fellow Vermont artists Grace Potter of the Nocturnals, as well as Anaïs Mitchell.
To promote the record, Gregory went on The Battler Tour in the Winter of 2009. The show opened in Cambridge, MA and traveled all throughout the United States. Opening acts varied and included Chad Perrone.[1] The setlist contained many tracks from the new album as well as material from his previous albums Teeter, Pseudo-Rotary and Up & Away. Many of the tracks were reinvented to suit a full-band including guitar, drums, keyboards, backing vocals, and a cello.
| Date | City | State | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||
| February 24, 2009 | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Club Passim |
| February 26, 2009 | Burlington | Vermont | Higher Ground Showcase Lounge |
| February 28, 2009 | Ossipee | New Hampshire | Ossipee Mt. Grange Hall |
| March 1, 2009 | Portland | Maine | North Star Music Cafe |
| March 2, 2009 | New York | New York | The Living Room |
| March 3, 2009 | Jersey City | New Jersey | Collective House Concert |
| March 4, 2009 | Vienna | Virginia | Jammin' Java |
| March 5, 2009 | Doylestown | Pennsylvania | Puck Live |
| March 6, 2009 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Chesnuthill Cafe |
| March 11, 2009 | Decatur | Georgia | Eddie's Attic |
| March 13, 2009 | Gainesville | Florida | Wild Iris |
| March 14, 2009 | Savannah | Georgia | Metro Coffee House |
| April 2, 2009 | Phoenix | Arizona | Mama Java's Coffeehouse |
| April 5, 2009 | San Diego | California | Lestat's |
| April 6, 2009 | Los Angeles | California | Hotel Cafe |
| April 8, 2009 | Ventura | California | Zoey's |
| April 10, 2009 | San Francisco | California | Dolores Park Cafe |
| April 14, 2009 | Springfield | Missouri | Drury University |
| May 1, 2009 | Des Moines | Iowa | Ritual Cafe |
| May 2, 2009 | St. Paul | Minnesota | Ginkgo Coffeehouse |
| May 6, 2009 | Sheboygan | Wisconsin | Paradigm |
| May 8, 2009 | Chicago | Illinois | Uncommon Ground |
| May 17, 2009 | Ithaca | New York | Felicia's Atomic Lounge |
All songs by Gregory Douglass.